Steinerne Haus (Basalt Columns)

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Oberelsbach

Steinerne Haus (Basalt Columns)

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Steinerne Haus (Basalt Columns)

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Location: Oberelsbach, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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January 3, 2023

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And again a typical spot of the Rhön… Beautiful basalt columns

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Martin

January 12, 2023

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Along the hiking trails you can often see small and larger rocks protruding from the forest floor

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Frank Rmr

June 30, 2023

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The earlier basalt quarrying has left nothing of it, but the Stone House was probably once located here - formerly inclined basalt columns protruding from the ground, reminiscent of a house roof.

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Old Path to the Basalt Lake – Bench overlooking Basaltsee loop from Steinernes Haus

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Old Path to the Basalt Lake – Stone House loop from Steinernes Haus

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00:16

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Elevation 810 m

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Location: Oberelsbach, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Steinerne Haus (Basalt Columns)

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Stone House – Old Path to the Basalt Lake loop from Steinernes Haus

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Old Path to the Basalt Lake – Bench overlooking Basaltsee loop from Steinernes Haus

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Old Path to the Basalt Lake – Stone House loop from Steinernes Haus

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